Spring 2020

MLIS (Library & Information Sciences)San Jose State University
MA (English/Creative Writing) San Francisco State University
BA (English) University of CA (Berkeley)
AS (Forestry) Santa Rosa Junior College

Professional Involvement and Community Service:

Hobbies: Backpacking, cross-country skiing, reading, walking, travel

Member: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, American Library Association
President, Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust at Sonoma State University

Honors and Awards:

National Science Foundation Scholarship to University of Alaska, 1962: "Problems and Potential of Solar Distillation of Sea Water".
National Merit Scholar, University of California, 1963-1967.
University of California Short Story Contest Winner: "Ashes", 1967.
International PEN Translation Fellowship Finalist: "Hausa", 1973.
Beyond War Award, 1988.
Commendation from United States Information Agency and American Library Association for work with Romanian Libraries, 1991.
Classified Employee of the Year, West Sonoma County Union High School District, 1995.
Mandell Fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (1998)